To access the Eastern Beach the tides are important to know. You should never attempt to cross Eli Creek 2 hours either side of High Tide. Australia BOM tides http://www.bom.gov.au/ntc/IDO59001/IDO59001_2020_QLD_TP035.pdf For...
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Some aerial photos found while cleaning up, the original prints obtained during work experience at...
Read MoreRecent Forbes article on how Cool Brisbane is: Brisbane Was Once A Backwater Town. Now, It’s Australia’s Coolest City Update, a great page from Visit Brisbane: Tick off all 93 things to do on Brisbane’s bucket list Be Prepared...
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Read MoreSome recent activity from a few volunteers and the Fraser Island Defenders Organisation has resulted in the first public weather station on Fraser Island, in Queensland Australia. Not only is this weather station public, but it...
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Read MoreGoogong Dam lies to the south of Queanbeyan, NSW, and is a water supply dam for Canberra. Googong Dam is a minor ungated earth and rock fill dam with a clay core and a concrete chute spillway plus a nearby 13 metres (43 ft) high...
Read MoreThe first lecture I attended on Geology at Queensland University was delivered by Professor Bryan on the Grand Canyon. The landscape is geologically young, being carved within just the last 6 m.y. when the East Pacific Rise...
Read MoreA new company Live Life Cycling has started up, offering European cycling tours, run by Christopher and Lyndsey Klem, they offer package and custom tours. Chris has a lifetime of cycling experience including experienced mechanic...
Read MoreQueensland’s Fraser Island was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1992 — eight years before Sarawak ‘s Gunung Mulu National Park. The fight to have Fraser Island World Heritage listed though started in 1974 and was a...
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